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I don't use tracking, but I feature-match between the shots and crop to the portion that is included in all the images.

1. Nope. If you can't see anything in the live view you are SOL. You could point at the moon and AF there before turning AF off, but that might be more work for less optimal result. 2. A 4-sec exposure @ 16mm is fine and should give a less noisy result. For me, astrophotography exposure times...

Was just looking into buying Grid2 (huge discount on Steam right now), but decided to re-install Prison Architect instead.

This is why I run defaults on just about anything. There may be more efficient setups, but I'm trying to do work from a new install every month or so and can't be bothered to fool with it.

In the constant battle against RSI, I have a mouse, trackball, and touchpad that I switch between. For me it is a trade-off between accuracy/speed and pain.

Lately I've been getting the Anker or Monoprice cables and no issues there.

Thanks for talking me down guys, just upgraded the storage system and called it a day. A pair of large 850 Pros in RAID0 giving 1GB/s+ read and write Seq. and even 300MB/s+ 4k Q32TI.

I'm familiar enough with the camera that I can get the settings where I want them pretty quickly and even manage to eyeball decent manual exposure settings before touching the camera. That leaves the creative side where I feel my pictures fall down. I try to compensate for that by taking...

I spent about $400 on internet and another $400 on cellular, but it was by the hour and amazingly slow. Most pages would timeout before loading most of the time.

I'm pretty sure the trunk of a crown vic is good for 4 bodies or 2 people. A buddy is current CHP and was issues a Ford SUV of some kind.

No problem. Just got back from taking the kid to the park after 5 glasses of wine. Much better than the alternative.

The whole question is whether whatever GPU I choose is recognized and used for acceleration in Photoshop and Premiere. If a gamer GPU will do that is what I'd go with. Indeed. Our next vacation is likely in a couple years and by then laiokhdflkiuj sdfglku jhsdfgokun.

Technical. I haven't even bothered to start on the artistic.

I've done single-malt scotch to a significant degree. I think one of the reasons my wife is particularly understanding about the photography thing is that it does get me out from time to time.

The whole purpose of vacations is to placate those around me. If it were up to me, I would tell everyone I was going on a cruise then stay home and sleep. Anything out of the normal routine is so much effort once a wife and 2-year-old is involved that I would consider it pretty much never...

Wow, thanks for the reminder Handruin. Crazy to think that I've been doing this camera stuff for so long and am still awful at it.

I'm hearing reports that all of Win10 is being downloaded to eligible computers even if you haven't signed up for it. Apparently just having automatic updates is enough. Ugh. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2425381/microsoft-is-downloading-windows-10-to-your-machine-just-in-case Thoughts?

Thanks for the info Lunar, I can assure you that my 50/1.4 will not be seeing medium-heavy use. I haven't looked at the other lens manufacturers since the awful Sigma 75-500. Is there a good very fast 50mm that I should be looking at? Edit: Or (because of the crop sensor) should I be more...

I should just do this.

Stylus, too.

If I didn't specifically want at least 3840x2160 I would be running this: https://youtu.be/CcaktV1iiGk

This isn't just about a hardware solution to this single problem. I also want a better gaming machine, a larger screen to watch movies, and more storage than I can fit in a single laptop (so I can bring all the RAWs home). Looking at the video output, the DSLR is certainly higher quality, but...

Two things prevent me from just bringing all the RAWs home. 1. Vacation time is all the time I have; when I get home I go back to work. If the pictures aren't done by the time I get home, it could be months. 2. I don't know what I'm doing. None of the Timelapse shots I took are as good as I'd...

I'm still loving the 24/1.4. I do have the 17-40/4, but I want more control over DOF (shallow DOF helps hide poor composition ;)). After that I have the 50/1.4 and then the 100-400II. Is it just me or is the 50/1.4 not that good a lens? I'm never that impressed with the pictures from that lens...

Only AMEX keeps the CVV number on the front (theirs are also 4-digits to everyone else's 3). Visa and Mastercard still have them on the back at the end of the signature line.

This last trip had me quite frustrated at the lack of performance on my Lenovo W540. It is a very high-spec unit, but left me waiting far too much. Specs as follows: i7-4900MQ (4 cores @ 2.8GHz) 16GB RAM 2x 120GB SSDs in RAID0 Quadro K2100M 2880x1620@60 display Intel Wireless (AC) 7260...

Neat. I could use something in that range, but want faster than f4. The 2.8 is still too expensive for me.

I never pull apart a laptop without a YouTube video, but with one I feel very confident.

24" 4k?

My (parents) 386 was only 33MHz, but the 486DX4 was 100MHz. That was an awesome number to reach at the time.

Which one?

It means that you are telling you what to do. I'd consider that empowering.

That is why I mentioned "power user", for those with higher data needs it seems to be the best deal on the market at the moment.

Unless you are using it as a monitor, 4k is completely unnecessary. For me, 40% of the YouTube channels I subscribe to are now offering 4k streams making a bit of a case.

LMGTFY: Google Fi ;) Their network is pretty comprehensive, any unused data is credited back, calls work over WiFi and can transfer between networks (no more cellular extenders).

I know this is going to be hard to hear, Tea, but I've suspected for some time that Tannin is just your imaginary friend. A useful construct, I'm sure, but just in your mind. But hey, if that is helpful to you, I see no reason to change. I have exactly one (this one). I lack the spare brain...

It is small compared to some, but it is packaged very efficiently. The ratio of internal space/external dimensions is so much better than a crown vic or other full-size car. The Audi A3 I've been driving is basically a fancy Golf and I'm rarely wanting for space. For the vacation the car fit 3...

My dad is a bit of a power user and recently switched to Fi. He says he's cut $40/mo from his bill (1 phone).

It can be, we have no rules about actual identities. Some are more open (me) some are less so (Lunar). I think those are the two extremes, actually.

While I was on my trip I was pegging the Quadro card and CPU in my W540 most of the time doing video stabilization and image processing. Got loud, but never throttled the performance surprisingly.

I'd agree that it is most likely, but I use three different criteria for deciding which troubleshooting step to try next. 1. Likelyhood 2. Difficulty 3. Possibility of repair An OS issue is less likely, but it is easy to check and easy to repair if it turns out to be the case. The more likely...

It won't be for long, but the occasional huge bump tends to help the average.

Just gave F@H 73GHz of Xeon to chew on, we'll see how that does.

Absolutely, though I doubt it will make it here. Also, a more common model is more likely to have a strong performance aftermarket. I'm really hooked on having crazy amounts of power at this point.

My first step would be to confirm that it is a hardware (rather than software) thing. Probably the easiest way to do this is boot to a Linux CD. I'm leaning towards hardware, but this is a pretty painless way to check things out.

Little detours now and again ;) If I needed a new car now I'm torn between the Golf R and GLA45.

There is a price to be paid for density. All the benefits do put pressure on the supply/demand curve.

Hope to get the new beast up and running tomorrow for about 30 hours. Shame colossal numbers of CPUs don't get the bonuses they used to.

This was my first real geek adventure (that I remember), I was 12.

I'm sure there is some statistical curve that describes it, but the main point is that in an SLR camera physical things move every time you take a picture and moving things have a limited life cycle. Now that I'm home I'll be comparing the timelapse videos shot with the DSLR, S110, and S5 and...